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A&P CH12 Blood Clinical terms

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anisocytosis   abnormal variation in the size of erythrocytes  
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antihemophilic plasma   normal blood plasma that has been processed to preserve an antihemophilic factor  
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citrated whole blood   normal blood to which a solution of acid citrate has been added to prevent coagulation  
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dried plasma   normal blood plasma that has been vacuum-dried to prevent the growth of microorganisms  
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hemorrhagic telangiectasia   inherited tendency to bleed from localized lesions of the capillaries  
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heparinized whole blood   normal blood to which a solution of heparin has been added to prevent coagulation  
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macrocytosis   abnormally large erythrocytes  
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microcytosis   abnormally small erythrocytes  
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neutrophilia   increase in the number of circulating neutrophils  
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packed red cells   concentrated suspension of red blood cells from which the plasma has been removed  
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pancytopenia   abnormal depression of all the cellular components of blood  
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poikilocytosis   irregularly shaped erythrocytes  
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purpura   spontaneous bleeding into the tissues and through the mucous membranes  
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septicemia   presence of disease-causing microorganisms or their toxins in the blood  
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spherocytosis   hemolytic anemia caused by defective proteins supporting the cell membranes of red blood cells; the cells are abnormally spherical  
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thalassemia   group of hereditary hemolytic anemias resulting from very thin, fragile erythrocytes  
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